NIH R01 · 2025
Visualizing vascular mechanisms of lipedema
The overall goal of this work is to address clinical unmet needs for patients with lipedema using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods of vascular and molecular dysfunction, in sequence with portable clinical measures of adiposity and edema. Specifically, lipedema is a disease marked by subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) accumulation in the lower extremities accompanied by somatic pain and edema, poor quality of life and significant psychological distress. Importantly, lipedema is commonly misdiagnosed as obesity, yet symptoms are refractory to interventions for obesity leading to delayed diagnosis typically 22 years after symptom onset. A recent call to action for lipedema…
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